Attack of the Mac

Oct 24 2018

This is the recipe that made us fall in love with vegan cooking. In our omnivore days, we would make the most delicious, decadent Mac and Cheeses for our friends and family, and when we turned vegan, we created a version that's just as delicious but light enough to fuel us, rather than sink our stomachs to the floor. It's so delicious, we even made it for all 100 guests at our wedding!

We hope you enjoy, and please let us know what you think once you've made it. We'd also love to see your final product, so please tag us @plantifullfood on social media :-)

Recipe:

Makes 4 servings

Preparation time: 15 minutes

Cook time: 20 minutes

Ingredients:

450g non-dairy milk (We use organic soya milk)

250g macaroni (use gluten-free if you’re gluten-intolerant)

100g cherry tomatoes, sliced in half

70g sweet potatoes, steamed or boiled

70g potatoes, steamed or boiled

50g nutritional yeast

50g cheese alternative (we use Violife)

40g spinach (fresh or frozen)

18g English mustard

18g miso

12g lemon juice

2 cloves of garlic, finely minced

8g corn starch

8g oil (we use rapeseed)

4g (or ½ cube) vegetable bouillon

1 pinch salt, nutmeg, paprika, pepper, and chilli powder to taste

Method:

Steam your sweet potato and potato easily in the microwave by poking a few holes on the surface and microwaving for 6-8 minutes until the inside is soft. Careful, it will be hot when it comes out!

Peel sweet potato and potato skin

In a mixer or blender, mix together the sweet potato, potato, cheese alternative, mustard, lemon juice, miso, mustard, vegetable bouillon, and garlic. If you don’t have a mixer, you can do this by hand as well, just make sure you chop up your cheese alternative as finely as possible (don’t worry about it if there are still a few chunks – these will melt as you cook it later!)

In a pan, heat the oil on medium heat until hot

Slowly stir in the corn flour, a little bit at a time until it’s blended into the oil

Slowly pour in the non-dairy milk, a little bit at a time, until it’s blended into the oil / flour mixture. This should look like the consistency of melted ice cream

Pour in your sweet potato and potato mixture, stirring regularly. After about 5 minutes, all of the vegan cheese should have melted, and the mixture should be a sauce.

Add in the nutritional yeast and seasonings to taste for your preference.

Take the sauce off of the heat and move to one side.

Boil your pasta according to the instructions

When your pasta is cooked and drained, mix in your sauce, spinach, and tomatoes